Pope Leo Holds Open-Air Mass for 700,000 in Paris
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Pope Leo visited Paris this weekend. It was his first visit to France as pope. No pope had visited France for 18 years.
On Saturday, Pope Leo held an open-air mass. This means a religious service outside, not in a church. It happened on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, near Place de la Concorde.
Many people came to see the pope. The Vatican said 700,000 people were there. The Vatican is the home of the Catholic Church leader.
Big crowds stood along the street. People wanted to see Pope Leo and join the mass. It was the second day of his trip to France.
A pope is the leader of the Catholic Church. Many Catholic people around the world respect the pope. This visit was important for Catholics in France.
Vocabulary15 words
- pope
- the leader of the Catholic Church
- mass
- a Catholic religious service
- open-air
- outside, not inside a building
- Vatican
- the small city where the Catholic Church leader lives and works
- crowd
- a big group of people together
- visit
- to go and see a place or person
- pontiff
- another word for the pope
- Catholic
- a type of Christian religion
- avenue
- a wide street in a city
- estimate
- to guess a number carefully
- official
- approved and real, not private
- religious
- about religion or faith
- line
- to stand in a row along something
- church
- a building for Christian religious meetings
- trip
- a journey to a place
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1. On the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris 2. 700,000 3. 18 years
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Pope Leo visited _____ this weekend.
It was his first visit to _____ as pope.
No pope had visited France for _____ years.
On Saturday, Pope Leo held an _____ mass.
It happened on the Avenue des _____, near Place de la Concorde.
The _____ said 700,000 people were there.
Big _____ stood along the street.
It was the second day of his trip to _____.
A pope is the leader of the _____ Church.
This visit was important for _____ in France.
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